Tag: The Philippines
Philippines cancels Mi-17 helicopter deal with Russia
Former defence secretary Delfin Lorenzana said the decision to cancel the contract was made in the last days of the…
Marcos Jr. claims victory as Philippines’s next president
Marcos Jr.’s family was chased out of the country by a popular revolt 36 years ago amid widespread corruption and…
Protests in the Philippines over another Marcos presidency
Marcos, better known as "Bongbong", trounced bitter rival Leni Robredo to become the first candidate in recent history to win…
Tropical storm Megi kills 25 in Philippines, some buried in mud
The national disaster agency, which has also said three people had died in the southern Davao region, said the reported…
Typhoon Rai kills over 400 in The Philippines
More than 530,000 houses were damaged, a third of which were totally wrecked, while damage to infrastructure and agriculture was…
22 World editors write Duterte: Let Maria Ressa go to Oslo
In a statement today, the board made of 22 editors, called on President Rodrigo Duterte's government to immediately lift any…
Chaos in Philippines race to succeed Duterte
"Bong" Go, registered to run for president after withdrawing his application to run for the No. 2 post, pitting himself…
Duterte shuts doors against ICC probe of drug killings
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will not cooperate with an investigation of the country’s drug war killings planned by the International…
Earthquake hits Philippines
An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck Philippines’ Mindoro region, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said on Friday. The quake…
Coronavirus: Thousands rushing to get out of Philippines
Thousands of people rushed to the Philippines’ main international airport on Thursday in a bid to get out of the…
Senator tests positive to coronavirus
Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri a senator in the Philippines confirmed today that he has tested positive for COVID-19. He is…
Coronavirus Update: Philippines reports first transmission
The Philippines has reported the first local transmission of the new Coronavirus (Covid-19) in the country after a 62-year-old man…
Philippines slams Trump’s America ‘very rude’, vows to end military pact
The Philippines has told the United States it will scrap a 68 year-old security pact that has allowed American forces…
15 dead as truck falls off cliff in southern Philippines
Fifteen people were killed when the truck they were travelling on fell off a cliff in the southern Philippines on…
Pope ends record-breaking Asia tour
Masses of cheering believers in the Philippines turned out to bid farewell to Pope Francis Monday, a fitting end to…
Pope Francis thrills Manila fans with ‘jeepney’ popemobile
Pope Francis made a triumphant entrance for a mass with millions in the Philippines on Sunday aboard a “popemobile” styled…
Pope Francis celebrates mass with rain soaked Philippines people
Pope Francis celebrated mass with millions of singing and cheering Catholics in the Philippine capital on Sunday, in one of…
Philippines, muslim rebels sign peace deal
MANILA (AFP) – The biggest Muslim rebel group in the Philippines signed an historic pact Thursday to end one of…
Typhoon ravaged Philippines gets world aid
Countries and organisations around the world, including the US, the UN and the EU, on Sunday scrambled aid to the…
Over 10,000 dead in The Philippines’ worst typhoon in history
. whole towns destroyed and thousands perish TACLOBAN, (AFP) – The death toll from a super typhoon that decimated entire…